Support for Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya PDF Download

Author: International Labour Office. Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department
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ISBN: 9789221204800
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Languages : en
Pages : 53

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Author: Lois Stevenson
Publisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9221168204
Category : Businesswomen
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Addis Ababa Forum in June 2003 focused on the role of women entrepreneurs in private sector development, poverty reduction, and sustainable growth and development. It provided an opportunity for the AfDB and the International Labour Office (ILO) to join forces using their complementary expertise in support of women-owned businesses in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Zambia. This report is based on the country assessment for Kenya, where the ILO has been researching and supporting women's entrepreneurship. Examining such issues as the economic context, micro-finance.

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Category : Businesswomen
Languages : en
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Author: Tabitha Karanja
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3656176965
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 81

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Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: -pass, , course: Enterprenuership, language: English, abstract: The importance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in contributing to job creation and output growth is widely accepted in both developed and developing countries, of particular interest is the process of expansion from micro to small that growth oriented make their most tangible contribution to economic growth and job creation. .Women-Owned micro enterprises are a powerful force for growth and development thus making important contributions to the economy as workers and as entrepreneurs to the welfare of their families. The researcher investigated why Women-owned enterprises remain the same way year in year out without, an increase in number of employees or any other sign to indicate graduation from one level to another. The researcher wanted to find out why enterprises owned by women operate under significant constraints which greatly inhibit realization of their full potential. Many developing countries have attempted to put in place various intervention programmes to address factors that affect the graduation of women owned micro-enterprises; unfortunately many of them are policies yet to be implemented. Through the assistance from Nyeri municipal-council, the researcher acquired the target population of Micro-Enterprises within Nyeri town which was the survey under study. The research design that the researcher used was the descriptive survey research design. Variables, for instance financial accessibility was looked at among others and their influence on graduation of micro-enterprises. The instruments that the researcher used was the Questionnaire and Interviews. The researcher came up with comprehensive results that can be useful to women in micro-enterprises and the Government at large. Pre-testing procedure was carried out to ensure the validity and reliability of the data to be collected. A descriptive statistic procedure was used to carry out the data analysis. Bar-charts, tables and pie-charts are used for data presentation. Some of the major findings in this research include the fact that many women operating micro-enterprises started their enterprises with personal savings as they could not access loans from formal institutions due to lack of collateral- Due to their low level of education, majority of them exhibited challenges in record keeping as well as marketing which are very essential for graduation of an enterprise from micro to small.

Author: Lois Stevenson
Publisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9221170055
Category : Businesswomen
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Covers the background information to the ILO-African Development Bank country-level studies on the subject and presents the findings and recommendations resulting from the application of the analytical integrated framework in the three countries.

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Languages : en
Pages : 68

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The motive behind this study was to investigate the factors affecting women entrepreneurship development and empowerment in Kenya. The objectives of this study was to determine the influence of access to finance with regards to women development and empowerment in Kenya, to determine the influence of access to markets for women development and empowerment in Kenya as well as determining the influence of access to training and women development and empowerment in Kenya. Descriptive research design was used to assess the factors affecting women entrepreneurship development and empowerment. The target population for this study is 60 women entrepreneurs working in 6 sectors of the economy. The sectors are; textile, food and beverage, agriculture, beauty, manufacturing and construction. The study used stratified sampling technique in sampling respondents. Secondary data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires with close-ended questions. Primary data was collected from women entrepreneurs owning and operating small and medium enterprises in Nairobi County Kenya. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the joint relationship between independent and dependent variables. The data was analysed using simple descriptive statistics including ranges, percentages, frequencies and mode. The data collected and analysed was presented in the form of tables and graphs. The research question on access to finance established that women entrepreneurs did not access funds from the Government development fund or the financial institutions that is both commercial and micro instead choosing to borrow from friends and self help groups. On access to markets the study established that almost all Kenyan women entrepreneurs lack the knowledge to be able to penetrate international markets with half the respondents indicating that women entrepreneurs did not have knowledge of both local and international markets. With regards to training the study identified that women entrepreneurs were not trained on customer and communication skills due to poor coordination from relevant government authorities tasked with the job of training them. From the study it was concluded that the women entrepreneurship sector is one of the key drivers of the economy among the developing countries of the world. Therefore for the women entrepreneurs to prosper, it is the responsibility of the Government to develop appropriate initiatives to promote SME sector. Training of SMEs, financial accessibility and market accessibility will revolutionalise the SME sector and therefore promote social economic developments in Kenya. From the findings of the study it is recommended that the Government should review policies of Commercial Banks through the Central Bank of Kenya to enable SMEs to access loans easily. The Government should market SME?s produce abroad through the Export Council. The government in partnership with other stakeholders such as the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and International Labour Organization ought to invest in training SME?s on market analysis and customer care management.

Author: Louise Dignard
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000011275
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 247

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An exploration of women's participation in small- and micro-enterprise activities in less developed countries. Topics covered include: the human economy of microentrepreneurs; and the Swedish International Development Authority's support of women's small-scale enterprises in Tanzania.

Author: Tabitha Karanja
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3656178291
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 85

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Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: -pass, course: Enterprenuership, language: English, abstract: The importance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in contributing to job creation and output growth is widely accepted in both developed and developing countries, of particular interest is the process of expansion from micro to small that growth oriented make their most tangible contribution to economic growth and job creation. .Women-Owned micro enterprises are a powerful force for growth and development thus making important contributions to the economy as workers and as entrepreneurs to the welfare of their families. The researcher investigated why Women-owned enterprises remain the same way year in year out without, an increase in number of employees or any other sign to indicate graduation from one level to another. The researcher wanted to find out why enterprises owned by women operate under significant constraints which greatly inhibit realization of their full potential. Many developing countries have attempted to put in place various intervention programmes to address factors that affect the graduation of women owned micro-enterprises; unfortunately many of them are policies yet to be implemented. Through the assistance from Nyeri municipal-council, the researcher acquired the target population of Micro-Enterprises within Nyeri town which was the survey under study. The research design that the researcher used was the descriptive survey research design. Variables, for instance financial accessibility was looked at among others and their influence on graduation of micro-enterprises. The instruments that the researcher used was the Questionnaire and Interviews. The researcher came up with comprehensive results that can be useful to women in micro-enterprises and the Government at large. Pre-testing procedure was carried out to ensure the validity and reliability of the dat

Author: Michael Muraguri
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3668405565
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 82

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Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: 72.89, Egerton University (Faculty of Education and Community Studies), course: Master of Research and Public Policy, language: English, abstract: There has been a great attention by the government of Kenya on women entrepreneurship over the last nine years. Several policies have been enacted that could support the growth and performance of women entrepreneurship in Kenya. The Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) was established in 2007 to assist women in the development of their enterprises. One condition of funding by WEF is that beneficiaries must first undergo capacity building before getting the funds. However, the effects of WEF’s training remains unexplored in Kenya and in particular Thika Sub-County. This study sought to bridge the gap by establishing the effects of WEF’s training on performance of women grocery micro-entrepreneurs in Thika Sub-County in Kenya. The study examined the effects of WEF’s training on the indicators of performance that is, sales, profit, labour and capital. It focused on four specific objectives to: identify the effects of WEF’s training on profits, sales, labour and capital among women grocery micro-entrepreneurs. A cross-sectional descriptive survey research design was used. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling, since it produced the most productive sample to test the research hypotheses. A sample size of 111 women entrepreneurs was used out of a population of 371 women entrepreneurs. Data was collected using structured questionnaires from the respondents. The study was guided by the human capital theory. Paired t-test and ordinate logistic regression were used to analyze quantitative data collected at 5% significance level with the help of STATA software. Validity of the instruments was achieved through expert judgement of the research supervisors and WEF’s officials. Reliability was tested by subjecting the instruments to a pilot study through the test-retest technique. The study established that the type of training had significant effect on the performance of women grocery micro-entrepreneurs. While the frequency of training had no significant effect on the sales of women grocery micro-entrepreneurs. From the study results, the researcher recommends for the performance of women micro-entrepreneurs to improve drastically WEF has to focus more on providing quality training especially market access skills. It is therefore, hoped that the outcomes and recommendations of this study will be of help to WEF and other women entrepreneurship stakeholders to address the performance challenges in Thika Sub-County and the nation at large.

Author: Enos Hudson Nthia Njeru
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Category : Business networks
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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